The best thing about Baki is not taking it seriously. The Itagaki family has a serious problem with illicit substances. Which I appreciate, because it gives us gems of internet meme culture. Baki is the ultimate meme breeding ground in the anime community. So, the excitement for a new season is always genuine. You know you're not going to find the best fights, the best characters, or the best stories. Even so, how entertaining Baki is is indescribable. Between the grotesque visual style and the exaggerated amount of testosterone as everyone competes to see who's the toughest, it's pure entertainment. The crazy thing about this season isbringing Musashi Miyamoto back to life. Hell yeah, I want some of what the Itagaki family calls Sunday family breakfast. You can tell they have a really good time eating Beelzebub's grass. Miyamoto has been one of my favorite antagonists in Baki. Just watching him, standing there, humiliating the rest of the characters, is brilliant.

The season can be summed up by the phrase "that jerk doesn't last long." Watching those who boasted about their strength in previous seasons fall like flies before Miyamoto. The Musashi vs. Yujiro fight is just too good. Not because of the choreography, the soundtrack, or the outcome. But because of the atmosphere. When you see those two monsters face to face, you truly believe they are the strongest. You become part of the audience during that fight. And then it all ends with them having a whiskey with their buddies. Pure cinema.

The worst thing you can do with Baki is take it seriously. Go get a magic brownie and just consume the anime the way it was written: high.